Baby dugong ‘Yamil’ dies Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources reports that Yamil, the baby dugong found stranded in the southern province of Krabi on July 1st, died of shock and cardiac arrest at […]
Thai July exports unexpectedly rise 4.28% y/y on gold boost Thailand’s customs-cleared exports unexpectedly rose in July for the first time in five months, up 4.28% from a year earlier, as gold shipments surged, the […]
Finance ministry cuts 2019 GDP growth forecast to 3% Thailand’s finance ministry has cut its 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.0% from the 3.8% it projected in April, due to falling exports. — Bangkok Post […]
Prawit pours cold water on visa plan Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday weighed in on the Tourism and Sports Ministry’s proposal to waive visa requirements for Chinese and Indian tourists to stimulate the […]
Thailand plans stimulus to spur $6.5-billion economic boost Thailand plans stimulus spending that the government hopes will spark a $6.5-billion economic boost, as officials try to counter a slowdown caused by the US-China trade war […]
Thai second-quarter GDP growth seen weakest in four-and-a-half years as exports tumble: Reuters poll Thailand’s economic growth likely slowed in April-June from the prior three months, with the annual pace the weakest for any quarter […]
Drug-hit hosts Thailand fail to lift ban for weightlifting worlds Thai weightlifters will not be allowed to compete at the world championships despite the country hosting the event, the sport’s global body confirmed Wednesday (Aug […]
FDI Applications More Than Doubled in First Half of 2019, Thailand BOI says The total value of applications received by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) from foreign investors more than doubled to 147.2 billion […]
Last 18 Thai fishermen stranded in Somalia arrive home The last group of 18 Thai fishermen, who had been stranded on fishing trawlers in the seas off Somalia, arrived in Bangkok this morning on a […]
Surin hospital pleads for water as its reserves run out Water shortages in Thailand’s northeastern province of Surin have reached such a critical level that the provincial hospital has appealed for help from all agencies […]
PM ‘won’t quit’ over oath A government spokeswoman has played down rumours that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may quit after apologising for not completing the oath of office during last month’s cabinet swearing-in ceremony. — […]
PM insists he did not intentionally omit words during his oath taking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he had no intention to truncate the oath he took during the swearing-in ceremony in front of […]